Wikileaks' Assange digs in for long stay in Ecuador embassy

Julian Assange says he expects to stay in Ecuador's embassy in London for up to a year, after diplomacy with Britain over his case resumed.

The Wikileaks founder has estimated the deadlock will be resolved in between six and 12 months in an interview with Ecuadorian television.

Britain wants to extradite Assange to Sweden, where he faces sexual offences charges. But he has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in west London, where he is protected by diplomatic immunity. He fears Sweden would bow to pressure from the US to extradite him to America over the release of damaging diplomatic cables.